late Qing Dynasty arrest

In the morning, Li Guolou was looking at the file in Lu Haikong's room. The case he was dealing with was a shocking scandal involving the Qing Empire. There was a loss of 15 taels of treasury silver in the household department. This case will be revealed because the newly appointed Yu Shuzhen, the right servant of the household department (Shangshu), exposed it.

Yu Shuzhen is a Han Chinese. She just joined the head of the household department, a fat and oily department. Of course, she must first check the accounts to see if there are any mistakes in the original old accounts.He was an honest official, but when he checked the treasury's silver, he was shocked, and a total of 15 taels of silver disappeared.This is not to kill him, he is not willing to cover up for his predecessor Jiang Shutian and go directly to the heaven.Emperor Tongzhi was furious, and Empress Dowager Cixi also spoke out, no matter who was involved in this case, he would definitely be executed.

The shocking case was accepted by Bao of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. It has been investigated for more than a month, but there is still no clue. Until now, I still don't know how the money in the treasury disappeared?

Li Guolou read all the transcripts, a total of 15 treasury soldiers had access to the silver in the treasury, and none of them admitted to stealing silver.The floor and walls of the treasury were carefully checked by the police, and there were no loopholes for people to sneak into the treasury and steal.So how did the [-] taels of silver disappear?

Li Guolou closed the file, looked up at the roof, and remained silent for a long time.This case has traces of the Man-Han dispute, and Lu Haikong is deeply involved in it and cannot continue to investigate.Because the head of the household department, Yu Shuzhen, the right servant, is Han, while all the people under him are Manchus.Therefore, Lu Haikong could not use torture to extort a confession. Even the interrogation of a small treasury soldier was watched by a full number of officials.How to check this?None of the officials from the household department or treasury soldiers cooperated with the trial, but they were restrained everywhere. As the criminal department's arresters, they were timid and unwilling to offend the people, which also left the case unsolved.

The chief officer at the top was very strict in the investigation, but the officials in charge below did not cooperate, and the arresters caught in the middle were in distress, and the case could not be handed over.Even Lu Haikong became bitter. Those full-bodied officials were high-ranking, high-ranking officials. How could he ask questions? If they said they didn't have time today, they left him outside the yamen of the household department.

Lu Haikong looked at Li Guolou without saying a word, and sighed: "Xiao Lizi, this is dealing with the Manchus, and if you don't do it, you will be killed. Although Master Bao and Captain Yao think highly of me and let me take this case, but How many catties and taels do I have? I don’t know yet, and I can’t offend anyone. If you look at the questions I asked in the file, they are all the same. There are a lot of grandmas above, and they don’t even have the right to interrogate suspects. Every time a case is tried, the chief officer of the household department must be on the sidelines to interrogate. This job is not done by humans.”

Li Guolou said meaningfully: "Manchus are the most united. Master Yu will have even more difficult days in the future."

Lu Haikong sighed and said: "Master Yu is my old superior, how can we subordinates not do our best. You see Captain Yao has also become serious, Master Wu is also pretending to be deaf and dumb, you should know that we have all tried our best. "

Li Guolou asked, "Old Lu, are there any suspects?"

Lu Haikong said angrily: "If you want me to say it's a bunch of thieves, there is no good one, but I didn't catch anyone, so no one can offend you. No one will be afraid of you just by talking, don't you think? Man! I'm not going to offend you!" From now on, I can only bear with it!"

Li Guolou complained: "Lao Lu, why do you still ask me to come here? Will the Manchus reveal to me the old story and let me know how the gang of thieves are doing things?"

Lu Haikong curled his lips and replied: "There is only a big tree behind you here. Manchu people pay attention to family, background, and family power, so they won't offend you casually. Don't you know that you are taking advantage of it?" Everyone will give you a bit of a face, Captain Yao let you carry the heavy burden, because he thinks highly of you, I will help you behind the scenes, and I will not wear small shoes for you."

Li Guolou yelled angrily: "You are such a bear, you were frightened by the official hat when you ran to the Ministry of Households! What you are holding is Shangfang's sword, is there anyone in the world who is afraid?"

Lu Haikong retorted: "Xiao Lizi, you have Shangfang's sword, and others have Danshu and iron scrolls. What kind of green onion are you? They won't let you in, and they won't even let you step in. How can you check it? First Be a low-key person for me, and don't let me be in a dilemma."

Li Guolou became dejected all of a sudden, he couldn't use the trick of scaring people, and he was still on his territory, so the smell of his hands and feet was so awkward.

Li Guolou said: "Lao Lu, let's go to the Ministry of Households to see first. You can eat anywhere at noon."

Lu Haikong replied: "Is it that simple? Can my post be entered into the yamen of the household department? Don't even think about it. There must be an order signed by Master Bao, and the date, time, identity, and number of people must be accurate before we can Check with the Immigration Department."

Li Guolou sighed: "Ah! It's such a trouble, we will ask Master Yu to open the back door in the future."

Lu Haikong sighed: "I think so too, but isn't this offending Mr. Bao? It's a little more troublesome. The official hat is still on the top of the head. Do you understand the stick?"

Li Guolou was extremely dissatisfied, and said, "If Master Bao is not here, can't we do nothing?"

Lu Haikong pointed to his head and said, "If you don't do it, your head is still there. If you did something wrong, your head will fall to the ground. You still don't understand the rules of the officialdom. How did you get mixed up?"

Li Guolou smiled casually, took out a small ingot of silver, threw it upwards, and said, "I got promoted because of this, didn't you take advantage of me?"

All of a sudden, the silver ingot in the air came into Lu Haikong's palm, and he said with a smile: "It costs money to listen to the master's lecture, do you understand the stick?" Sign the order, otherwise you don't have to work for a day.

Li Guolou sat blankly on the chair. This time he competed with a large group of high-ranking Manchu officials. Will he smash their jobs?Still cooperating with some police officers who knew what was going on but pretended not to know the truth.

The money stolen from the state treasury could not have been a mere 15 taels of silver. The previous officials must have managed to fill the gap.

How did they patch the loophole?Why did Yu Shuzhen, the right servant, want to expose the old background of the household department when he took office this time?The chiefs above are fighting each other, which side should the subordinates stand on?All kinds of mysteries make Li Guolou restless. It is not yet known whether the investigation of this case will be a blessing or a curse.Li Guolou pushed open the window, and a gust of cold wind came from outside.Li Guolou didn't wear a coat, so he couldn't help shivering.Can the disease-ridden Qing Empire be saved?

So many ridiculous things are called rules in the Qing Empire.Every place, every government office, and every department has its own rules. If outsiders want to gain a foothold, they must abide by the rules and blend into this reasonable and unreasonable atmosphere.Otherwise, you will be thrown in the corner and unappreciated for the rest of your life. This is how the real society is.

Just like the laws of the Qing Dynasty, what is written in the book and what is actually implemented are two different things.Humans are a smart species, and they can make up any rules by themselves, and start over with a new look.Running errands for the emperor ended up making money for his own family.If he wanted to integrate into the life of the Qing Empire and climb up the ranks, he had to abide by these outdated rules that were of no benefit to the country.But there is a force deep in his heart that makes him resist, unwilling to inherit these stereotypes and bad habits, do he want to climb up?This is the test and choice for him.

Li Guolou does not have the character of being easygoing, he already has his own ideas, some people hide their secrets and like to plan and direct behind the scenes, and some people show their sharpness and give up who they are.These personalities are not his choice, he can do what he likes, and he must be calm, live a chic life, and break new ground.

Li Guolou stood alone outside the courtroom, looking into the dark and gloomy courtroom, the plaque of "Mirror Hanging High" shines brightly, giving hope to the people of the world.It's time for the truth to be revealed to the world. If you offend the Manchus, you will be offended. At most, you won't be this money-bought official.

The Hubu Yamen is not far from the Criminal Ministry Yamen. A total of 12 people, including Li Guolou, Lu Haikong, Ai Hai, and Ma Dequan, walked there. It took twenty minutes on the way, and they were about to reach the Hubu Yamen. Li Guolou said solemnly: "Old Lu, I'm handling the case now, and I'm the main one. I don't kowtow to those officials, and you are not allowed to be a slave. If you want to use your official hat to suppress people, it's wishful thinking. I don't accept that."

Lu Haikong was taken aback, and said, "Ah! You are so courageous, little Lizi, how dare you not kneel down. They are high-ranking noble officials, and we are far behind them."

Li Guolou pursed his lips, looking down on Lu Haikong in his heart, but he still had to speak clearly, otherwise the internal disunity would make those people in the household department look down on him?

Li Guolou warned: "Old Lu, you have to remember that we are the emperor's servants now. We only kneel when we see the imperial decree. Others don't have eyes. Let's tell him that he is disrespectful to the emperor's servant. Before we wipe our buttocks, You have to give us a good answer, or you will directly drag him to the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation."

Lu Haikong asked: "Then there must be a reason?"

Li Guolou pointed to Lu Haikong's nose, and said, "You are too timid to say directly that he was the one who stole the money from the treasury, and that he stole the money from the treasury. We should arrest him first, and anyone who dares to be inferior will be arrested for this reason."

Lu Haikong said anxiously: "Then how can we do it? There will be no evidence at that time, and we are not in danger."

Li Guolou said: "What are you afraid of! None of these high-ranking officials has a clean buttocks. Let me first say that they ransacked their homes and searched for money, and they will all be scared to the ground. The salary of a few hundred taels, a few thousand taels, is worth it to any high-ranking official." There are also tens of thousands of taels, tens of thousands of taels. At that time, the hat of a big corrupt criminal will not be able to escape. Let’s fight an imperial official. I immediately understood in my heart, will the money found out be returned to them?"

Lu Haikong lamented: "Little Li, why didn't you follow the rules! Tell me how to behave."

Li Guolou replied: "Lao Lu, if you don't want to go into this muddy water, you can do it with you. After you pay a thousand, you can go back."

Lu Haikong's face turned red, and he was looked down upon by the younger generation, and these subordinates heard it from the sidelines. From now on, he will wear the hats of "coward" and "wasteless" for the rest of his life.How can he still lead the team as a big brother?None of his subordinates would think highly of him.Seeing his subordinates eager to try and catch them, Lu Haikong knew that this time he was tricked by Li Guolou and forced to the cliff, and there was only one way to go.